What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family and Youth Services Case Manager position at Buckner International?
Job Description
Job Description
Buckner Children and Family Services Community : Family and Youth Services Program
Location : Mission, TX - Onsite
Address : 3780 N. Bentsen Palm
Job Schedule : Full-Time
We are seeking a Family and Youth Services Case Manager to join our Family and Youth Services Program. As a Family and Youth Case Manager , you will Shine Hope as you establish and build supportive and nurturing relationships with clients and their families. Assist clients and their families in dealing with issues such as runaway, truant, and delinquent behaviors. Strengthen family coping skills in order to ensure the youths' physical, emotional, and spiritual needs are met. Provide therapeutic interaction to assist parents in resuming and maintaining their parental responsibilities. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others!
What you'll do :
- Establish and build supportive and nurturing relationships with clients and their families.
- Provide effective and appropriate counseling for crisis intervention as required, both face-to-face and over the phone.
- Assist clients and their families in dealing with issues such as runaway, truant (school related issues), and delinquent behaviors.
- Provide effective and appropriate youth education for coping skills strategies.
- Strengthen family coping skills to ensure the youths' physical, emotional, and spiritual needs are met. Provide therapeutic interaction to assist parents in resuming and maintaining their parental responsibilities.
- Follow-up with families in aftercare according to each family's individual needs.
- Communicate with Buckner staff, schools, and other agencies to assess client's progress and needs.
- Provide effective and appropriate individual, group, and family consultation for youth and their families according to the established Action Plan.
- Timely and accurately complete Action Plans in accordance with established guidelines. Timely and accurately complete all necessary program paperwork, including intake assessments and discharge paperwork, in accordance with established guidelines.
- Develop, monitor, and manage Action Plans and reviews as scheduled; attend case staffing; involve families and youth in case reviews on an as needed basis.
What you'll bring :
The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
About Buckner Children and Family Services :
Since 1879 Buckner has been transforming lives through hands-on ministry, serving the most vulnerable from the beginning to the ending of life. Buckner is one of the oldest and most unique faith-based social service organizations of its kind, serving hundreds of thousands of people each year in the United States and around the world. Learn more about our programs and ministry at buckner.org. Buckner is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Buckner is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Buckner.
